A nightclub in the northeast town of Nabeul, near the popular holiday resort of Hammamet, in Tunisia has shut down after a DJ played a dance remix of the call to prayer. Footage of the evening was shared on Sunday and provoked outrage on social media.
Mnaouar Ouertani, the governor of Nabeul where the Orbit festival was being held, said the club would remain closed until further notice whilst an investigation is carried out.
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The club’s manager has been detained “for violation against good morals and public outrage against modesty,” said Ouertani.
We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred
he added.
The organisers of the Orbit Festival have apologised but stopped short of accepting responsibility whilst the DJ has offered “sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by music that I played at Orbit Festival in Tunisia on Friday. It was never my intention to upset or cause offence to anybody.”
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